Glaswegian singer-songwriter Aaron Fyfe released his debut single ‘Rocking Chair’ shortly before his first album 10 songs, which has had mixed but vastly positive critique.
When asked Fyfe put’s himself in the genre of ‘folk N’ roll’, which is a surprisingly accurate description of his sound, as he channels influences from many famous folk and rock artists, such as Paul Simon and Ray Lamontagne, giving the feel of a true soft folk rock, while mixing in twangs of country and what is almost soul music.
From the very first chord we hear Fyfe’s impressive slowly building guitar riff, which is accompanied by his broad Scottish accent.
The bittersweet lyrics are about losing love, which one might think is a somewhat overdone subject matter, but Fyfe keeps it fresh with impressive and complex guitar work, which varies throughout the song in an interesting yet comfortable crescendo gradually increasing the intensity of the song.
‘Rocking Chair’ is well structured, with a classic singer-songwriter formula giving it a familiar, but catchy melody and with its memorable lyrics, which have a lot of finality to them as he discusses moving on after a relationship as well as self- acceptance, Fyfe makes a point when he sings: “this may not be the best life, but it’s the best life that you are ever going to have”.
Words: Hazel Urquhart
